Retail Brand Group, LLC announced today the opening of the first Pandini’s franchise by Bala Chetty of North Carolina. Pandini’s®, a fast-casual restaurant serving pizza, pasta and salads, opened last week.

With 25 company-managed locations nationwide, the restaurant is one of the fastest growing brands by the Retail Brand Group, Sodexho Inc.’s retail restaurant development team. Pandini’s was named a concept with high-growth potential by Technomics in 2007.

“We are seeing phenomenal interest in the Pandini’s brand in the marketplace because it is unique in the Italian segment – this is an exciting time of growth for the concept,” says Husein Kitabwalla, president of Retail Brand Group, LLC.